View Single Post
Old 01-01-16 | 02:15 PM
  #34  
kickstart's Avatar
kickstart
Senior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 5,331
Likes: 12
From: Kent Wa.

Bikes: 2005 Gazelle Golfo, 1935 Raleigh Sport, 1970 Robin Hood sport, 1974 Schwinn Continental, 1984 Ross MTB/porteur, 2013 Flying Piegon path racer, 2014 Gazelle Toer Populair T8

Originally Posted by hooCycles
I was not under the impression that you were advocating fracking either. Here's what we might be able to agree on:

-Small gasoline-powered reciprocating engines (read: car engines) are highly inefficient

-Electric cars may pose a better solution, as the electricity may be generated either by clean sources or at the very least by burning fossil fuels in a more efficient manner than in each automobile engine

-A clean grid powered exclusively by non-nuclear renewable energy sources is not feasible in the near future

-We are wiling to make some aesthetic sacrifices in order to supplement the grid with renewable energy sources such as wind farms
Electric motors are more efficient than IC engines. The sticky wicket is that its more efficient to store and transfer fuel than energy.
kickstart is offline  
Reply